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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| pedagogue | teacher |