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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crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
scotch | scottish |
contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |