GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| feint | something feigned |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| forebears | ancestor |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |