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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reprisala retaliatory act
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
sobernot intoxicated
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence