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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validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
imbibe | drink |
antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |