GRE Word List
BAWDY
boisterously or humorously indecent
The meaning of the word bawdy is boisterously or humorously indecent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
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| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
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| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
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| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |