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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| impuissance | weakness |
| intermediary | mediator |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |