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 |
|---|---|
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| cataclysm | flood |