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 |
|---|---|
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| whimsy | whim |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |