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 |
|---|---|
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
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| corrugated | having corrugations |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| refrain | curb |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |