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 |
|---|---|
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |