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 |
|---|---|
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| succor | relief |