GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
conducivetending to promote or assist
renowna state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected