GRE Word List
SORDID
filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story
The meaning of the word sordid is filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rote | repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote |
| perturb | disturb greatly |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| daub | smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| sap | diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength. |
| disband | dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded. |
| pith | core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance |
| orator | public speaker |
| faculty | mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
| chassis | framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached |