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
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
herpetologista branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting