GRE Word List
RIBALD
marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
The meaning of the word ribald is marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| wont | accustomed |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| eventual | contingent |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |