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
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
rustleto make or cause a rustle
propellantcapable of propelling
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
funerealof or relating to a funeral
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate