GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| foppish | foolish |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |