GRE Word List
RIBALD
marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
The meaning of the word ribald is marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |