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
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aseptic | preventing infection |
fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |