GRE Word List

GAFFE

a social or diplomatic blunder

The meaning of the word gaffe is a social or diplomatic blunder.

Random words

WordMeaning
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
rankrelative standing or position
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
phenomenaphenomenon
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
conundruman intricate and difficult problem