GRE Word List
REMISSION
the act or process of remitting
The meaning of the word remission is the act or process of remitting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| 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 |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |