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 |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| heed | to pay attention |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |