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 |
|---|---|
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| viable | capable of living |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |