GRE Word List
BAWDY
boisterously or humorously indecent
The meaning of the word bawdy is boisterously or humorously indecent.
Random words
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circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
imprecation | curse |
proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |