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 |
|---|---|
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| raiment | clothing |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |