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

WordMeaning
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
repercussionreflection
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
entitybeing
dissipateto break up and drive off
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer