GRE Word List
VILE
morally despicable or abhorrent
The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |