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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| Word | Meaning |
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| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
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| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
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| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |