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 |
|---|---|
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |