GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| nexus | connection |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |