GRE Word List

TAWNY

of the color tawny

The meaning of the word tawny is of the color tawny.

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WordMeaning
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
sublimatesublime
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excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association