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 |
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baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
dys- | abnormal |
pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |