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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| faculty | ability |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| clime | climate |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |