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 |
|---|---|
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |