GRE Word List

VILE

morally despicable or abhorrent

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

Random words

WordMeaning
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
planeairplane
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
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triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured