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 |
|---|---|
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |