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 |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |