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 |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |