GRE Word List
BEDIZEN
dress with vulgar finery
The meaning of the word bedizen is dress with vulgar finery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| domicile | home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain. |
| abash | embarrass |
| marrow | soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells |
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| manifesto | public declaration of principles; statement of policy |
| foil | defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail |
| caucus | private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
| hovel | shack; small wretched house |
| zany | comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given to outlandish behavior) |
