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
ancillarysubordinate
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
mimicryan instance of mimicking
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
pendantsomething suspended: such as
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes