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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| finished | entirely done |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| historic | historical |
| duration | continuance in time |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |