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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WordMeaning
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
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flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
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suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
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zealota zealous person
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility