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 |
|---|---|
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| sublimate | sublime |