GRE Word List
RESENTMENT
indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about
The meaning of the word resentment is indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjacent | adjoining; neighboring; close by |
| bound | leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound |
| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
| rendition | rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally) |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent |
| toga | Roman outer robe |
| aspersion | slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on |
| capricious | unpredictable; fickle |
