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 |
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vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
convene | to come together in a body |
latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
colloquy | conversation |
circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |