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
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
strutto become turgid : swell
disconsolatecheerless
violatebreak
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it