GRE Word List

CHAGRIN

disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

The meaning of the word chagrin is disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure.

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WordMeaning
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
jibeto be in accord : agree
pursea small bag for money