GRE Word List
ABASE
to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
The meaning of the word abase is to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |