GRE Word List
DEBASE
degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
The meaning of the word debase is degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comely | attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance |
| coincidence | the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental |
| upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
| coeval | living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age |
| ethnology | study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology |
| plasticity | ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay |
| earthy | unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| effete | having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
