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
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
aridexcessively dry
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle