GRE Word List
IGNOBLE
characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
The meaning of the word ignoble is characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |