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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concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
scourgewhip
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord