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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|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
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| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| scourge | whip |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |