GRE Word List
BAWDY
boisterously or humorously indecent
The meaning of the word bawdy is boisterously or humorously indecent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| metaphor | a 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) |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |