GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
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unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal