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 |
|---|---|
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| rarefied | being less dense |