GRE Word List
TURPITUDE
inherent baseness : depravity
The meaning of the word turpitude is inherent baseness : depravity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| imbue | endow |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |