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.

Random words

WordMeaning
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
penetrateto pass into or through
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
amityfriendship
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
gauchelacking social experience or grace
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick