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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |