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

WordMeaning
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
culminationthe action of culminating
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
militateto have weight or effect
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body