GRE Word List
VILE
morally despicable or abhorrent
The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| refrain | curb |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |