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
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
direexciting horror
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
capacitylegal competency (see competence