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 |
|---|---|
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |