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 |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| append | attach |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |