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 |
|---|---|
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |