GRE Word List
VILE
morally despicable or abhorrent
The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |