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 |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| betray | to lead astray |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |