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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |