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
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
minutiaea minute or minor detail
charlatanquack
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent