GRE Word List

SORDID

marked by baseness or grossness : vile

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

Random words

WordMeaning
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
blightedaffected with blight (see blight