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 |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| groom | bridegroom |
| quorum | a select group |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| lewd | obscene |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |