GRE Word List
VILE
morally despicable or abhorrent
The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.
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|---|---|
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| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
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| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
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| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
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