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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| brink | edge |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |