GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| purported | reputed |