GRE Word List
BUNGLE
to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
The meaning of the word bungle is to act or work clumsily and awkwardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |