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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
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| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |