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
plumagethe feathers of a bird
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
asunderinto parts
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
solicitto make petition to : entreat
ordainto invest (see invest
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
compulsionan act of compelling
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically