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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |