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 |
|---|---|
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| minuscule | very small |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| stilted | pompous |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |