GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |