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 |
|---|---|
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |