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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tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |