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 |
|---|---|
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| betray | to lead astray |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |