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
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
outstripto go faster or farther than
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid