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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squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
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dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation