GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
componenta constituent part : ingredient
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve