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 |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| hardy | bold |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |