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 |
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strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
denizen | inhabitant |
unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
leave-taking | departure |
nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |