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 |
|---|---|
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |