GRE Word List

TURPITUDE

inherent baseness : depravity

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

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WordMeaning
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
plumagethe feathers of a bird
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
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forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart