GRE Word List
DEBASE
to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
The meaning of the word debase is to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |