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 |
|---|---|
| garnish | decorate |
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| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |