GRE Word List
BAWDY
boisterously or humorously indecent
The meaning of the word bawdy is boisterously or humorously indecent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |