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 |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
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| clown | farmer |
| diadem | crown |
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| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |