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 |
|---|---|
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |