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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touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
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prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
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