GRE Word List
BAWDY
indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd
The meaning of the word bawdy is indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uncanny | strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
| cantankerous | ill-humored; irritable |
| compilation | listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling |
| rail | complain bitterly; scold; rant; Ex. the weaker railing against injustices |
| caprice | whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause |
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| wage | begin and continue (a war) |
| anathema | solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
