GRE Word List
VILE
morally despicable or abhorrent
The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| haggard | not tamed |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |