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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |