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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WordMeaning
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
rabidextremely violent : furious
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor