GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |