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
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
hauntto visit often : frequent
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
generateto bring into existence: such as
seedycontaining or full of seeds