GRE Word List

TURPITUDE

inherent baseness : depravity

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

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dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
striatedmarked with striations or striae
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
retortto pay or hurl back : return
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression