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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |