GRE Word List
PENANCE
an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
The meaning of the word penance is an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| convention | agreement |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |