GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
ciliatedpossessing cilia
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
meleea confused struggle
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
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cipherzero
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language