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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| demerit | offense |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| heed | to pay attention |