GRE Word List

BAWDY

boisterously or humorously indecent

The meaning of the word bawdy is boisterously or humorously indecent.

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WordMeaning
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination