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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| grudging | unwilling |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |