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 |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| novelty | something new or unusual |