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 |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| faculty | ability |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
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| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |