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 |
|---|---|
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| reek | smoke |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |