GRE Word List
FLASHY
lacking in substance or flavor : insipid
The meaning of the word flashy is lacking in substance or flavor : insipid.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| hallowed | holy |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |