GRE Word List

GAFFE

a social or diplomatic blunder

The meaning of the word gaffe is a social or diplomatic blunder.

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WordMeaning
antiquityancient times
dripto let fall in drops
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference