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 |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| trample | tramp |
| pilfer | steal |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |