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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crass | gross |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |