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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WordMeaning
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath