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
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
amphibianan amphibious organism
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
frivolousof little weight or importance
quarantinea period of 40 days
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch