GRE Word List
BASE
contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron
The meaning of the word base is contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enamored | in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love |
| centrifugal | radiating; departing from the center |
| mire | entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire |
| avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| amiss | wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV. |
| indolent | lazy |
| moribund | dying; at the point of death; CF. death |
| menace | threat; V: threaten |
| doff | take off; OP. don |
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
