GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |