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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| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
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