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..

Random words

WordMeaning
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
inflateddistended with air or gas
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
implodeto burst inward
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully