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
impoliticnot politic : unwise
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
flukeflatfish
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade