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 |
|---|---|
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| doddering | feeble |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |