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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
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| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |