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 |
|---|---|
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |