GRE Word List

CONTRITE

feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.

The meaning of the word contrite is feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc..

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WordMeaning
profligatewildly extravagant
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
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venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
delusivelikely to delude
extrudeto force, press, or push out
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack