Nearby Words
adjective
1.
cowardly or craven.
2.
unfaithful, disloyal, or traitorous.
noun
3.
a coward.
4.
an apostate, traitor, or renegade.
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Recreancy
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is exigency. Does it mean:
| state of requiring immediate action |
| crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Old French, adj. and noun use of present participle of recreire to yield in a contest, equivalent to re- re- + creire < Latin crēdere to believe
1300–50; Middle English < Old French, adj. and noun use of present participle of recreire to yield in a contest, equivalent to re- re- + creire < Latin crēdere to believe
Related forms
rec·re·ance, rec·re·an·cy, noun
rec·re·ant·ly, adverb
un·rec·re·ant, adjective
Synonyms
1. dastardly, pusillanimous, base, faint-hearted, yellow. 2. faithless, untrue, apostate. 3. dastard.
1. dastardly, pusillanimous, base, faint-hearted, yellow. 2. faithless, untrue, apostate. 3. dastard.
Antonyms
1. brave. 2. loyal. 3. hero.
1. brave. 2. loyal. 3. hero.
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