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 |
|---|---|
| devious | wandering |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |