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 |
|---|---|
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |