GRE Word List
VILE
morally despicable or abhorrent
The meaning of the word vile is morally despicable or abhorrent.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
gerontocracy | rule by elders |
aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |