GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
abateto decrease in force or intensity