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 |
|---|---|
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |