GRE Word List

VILE

morally despicable or abhorrent

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

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WordMeaning
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
impetusa driving force : impulse
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
aloftat or to a great height