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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| passe | past one's prime |