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 |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| boor | peasant |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| braid | to make from braids |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| brink | edge |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |