GRE Word List

TURPITUDE

inherent baseness : depravity

The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.

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episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
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looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
laudpraise
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
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congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
remittancea sum of money remitted