GRE Word List
GAUDY
ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
The meaning of the word gaudy is ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| bauble | trinket |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |