GRE Word List

VILE

morally despicable or abhorrent

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

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WordMeaning
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
anachronisman error in chronology
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard