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 |
|---|---|
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |