GRE Word List
RUE
to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
The meaning of the word rue is to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| quench | put out |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |