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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |