GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
generateto bring into existence: such as
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
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