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 |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |