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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| retribution | recompense |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| diva | prima donna |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |