GRE Word List

LEWD

obscene

The meaning of the word lewd is obscene.

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WordMeaning
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
ingratean ungrateful person
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
concorda state of agreement : harmony