GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |