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
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
repelto drive back : repulse
coalesceto grow together
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
rallyto muster for a common purpose
impoverishto make poor