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

WordMeaning
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
actuaryclerk
idioman 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)
clichea trite phrase or expression