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 |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |