GRE Word List
GAFFE
a social or diplomatic blunder
The meaning of the word gaffe is a social or diplomatic blunder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |