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 |
|---|---|
| debonair | suave |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |