GRE Word List
GAFFE
a social or diplomatic blunder
The meaning of the word gaffe is a social or diplomatic blunder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |