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 |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
