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 |
|---|---|
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| prong | fork |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |