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 |
|---|---|
| egregious | conspicuous |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| calorific | caloric |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |