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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| postulate | demand |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |