GRE Word List
LEWD
obscene
The meaning of the word lewd is obscene.
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| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
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