GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.

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WordMeaning
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
endueprovide
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
ossifyto change into bone
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
benisonblessing