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 |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |