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
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
thronga multitude of assembled persons
crypticsecret
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
frigidintensely cold