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 |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| portly | dignified |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| pungent | sharply painful |