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
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
polyglotone who is polyglot
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
convolutedhaving convolutions
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for