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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| prong | fork |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| vixen | a female fox |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |