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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
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| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| peerless | matchless |