GRE Word List

ABJECT

sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe

The meaning of the word abject is sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe.

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debunkto expose the sham (see sham
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vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor