GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| charlatan | quack |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |