GRE Word List
DEBAUCH
to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
The meaning of the word debauch is to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| laud | praise |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| spate | freshet |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |