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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| pundit | pandit |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |