GRE Word List
BASE
the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
The meaning of the word base is the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| imbibe | drink |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |