GRE Word List
VILE
morally despicable or abhorrent
The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| actuary | clerk |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| crass | gross |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| slake | subside |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| application | an act of applying: |