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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bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
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plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed