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 |
|---|---|
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| misconduct | immoral behavior; bad management; V. |
| plenary | (of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power |
| careen | lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger |
| ransack | search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town. |
| pinnace | small boat |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| existential | pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism |
| incommodious | not spacious; inconvenient |
| facile | easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility |
