GRE Word List

GAUDY

ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented

The meaning of the word gaudy is ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented.

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WordMeaning
aspirantone who aspires
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exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
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cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass