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 |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |