GRE Word List
TAWDRY
cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
The meaning of the word tawdry is cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |