GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| laud | praise |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |