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
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
couriermessenger
donto put on (an article of clothing)
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
coincorner
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
compriseto be made up of