GRE Word List

VILE

morally despicable or abhorrent

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

Random words

WordMeaning
collusionsecret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
anachronisman error in chronology
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
cringeto recoil in distaste
rotundaa round building
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
quislingtraitor