GRE Word List
BEDIZEN
dress with vulgar finery
The meaning of the word bedizen is dress with vulgar finery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allege | state without proof |
| indignity | treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
| firebrand | piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go. |
| memorialize | commemorate |
| ghastly | horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
| toss | throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| precinct | division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |