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.
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|---|---|
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| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
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| mote | a small particle : speck |