GRE Word List
GARISH
clothed in vivid colors
The meaning of the word garish is clothed in vivid colors.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |