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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vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
balkto refuse abruptly
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
poisebalance
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate