GRE Word List

REMORSE

a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach

The meaning of the word remorse is a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach.

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visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
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pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
gustthe sensation of taste
pontificalepiscopal attire
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents