GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
unbridledunrestrained
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whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
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vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
abodethe place where one lives : home
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