GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |