GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
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| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |