GRE Word List

TURPITUDE

inherent baseness : depravity

The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.

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WordMeaning
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
airyof or relating to air : atmospheric
providencedivine guidance or care
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)