GRE Word List

ATTRITION

sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God

The meaning of the word attrition is sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God.

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nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse