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
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted