GRE Word List
VULGAR
lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
The meaning of the word vulgar is lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |