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 |
|---|---|
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| condole | grieve |
| hardy | bold |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |