GRE Word List
IGNOBLE
characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
The meaning of the word ignoble is characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
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| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
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| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
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