GRE Word List
GAUDY
ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
The meaning of the word gaudy is ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |