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.
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|---|---|
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |