GRE Word List
GARISH
clothed in vivid colors
The meaning of the word garish is clothed in vivid colors.
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| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |