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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WordMeaning
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
predecessorone that precedes
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs