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 |
|---|---|
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| hap | happening |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |