GRE Word List

VILE

morally despicable or abhorrent

The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.

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rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
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recessthe action of receding : recession
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion