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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| congruent | congruous |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |