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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| hurl | rush |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
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| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |