GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
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| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
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| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
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