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
entitybeing
tightwada close or miserly person
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum