GRE Word List

TURPITUDE

inherent baseness : depravity

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

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axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
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encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
choicethe act of choosing : selection
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latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur