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 |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |