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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portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
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allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
genuflectto bend the knee
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")