GRE Word List
DEBAUCH
to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
The meaning of the word debauch is to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| plait | pleat |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |