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
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
extrudeto force, press, or push out
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
condescendto assume an air of superiority
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless