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 |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| lampoon | satire |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |