GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

Random words

WordMeaning
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
grillto broil on a grill
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
accessiblecapable of being reached
unseemlynot seemly: such as
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to