GRE Word List
GAUDY
flashy; showy
The meaning of the word gaudy is flashy; showy.
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silt | sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river) |
peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
censor | (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
brochure | pamphlet |
casual | happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark |
rarefied | made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction |
shackle | chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
alimentary | supplying nourishment |
avarice | greediness for wealth |
antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient |