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

WordMeaning
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
dawdleto spend time idly
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
pseudonyma fictitious name
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle