GRE Word List

TURPITUDE

inherent baseness : depravity

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

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WordMeaning
discomposeto destroy the composure of
unearthlynot earthly: such as
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
consignto give over to another's care
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
exegesisexposition
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard