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 |
|---|---|
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |