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
douseto plunge into water
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
mausoleuma large tomb
representationalone that represents: such as
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole