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 |
|---|---|
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |