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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
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| wastrel | vagabond |
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