GRE Word List
GAUDY
ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
The meaning of the word gaudy is ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| trenchant | keen |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| imprecation | curse |