GRE Word List

SORDID

marked by baseness or grossness : vile

The meaning of the word sordid is marked by baseness or grossness : vile.

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WordMeaning
validateto make legally valid : ratify
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
imbibedrink
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime