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 |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |