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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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| retrench | cut down |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
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