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
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
penchanta strong and continued inclination
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
opuswork
finitehaving definite or definable limits
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform