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 |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| ignite | to set afire |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| environ | encircle |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |