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 |
|---|---|
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |