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
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
muddleto make turbid or muddy
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained