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 |
|---|---|
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| niggle | trifle |
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| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
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| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
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