GRE Word List
BAWDY
boisterously or humorously indecent
The meaning of the word bawdy is boisterously or humorously indecent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
