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 |
|---|---|
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| defalcate | deduct |