GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |