GRE Word List
GAUCHE
clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
The meaning of the word gauche is clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smirk | conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V. |
| navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
| ethereal | like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
| turgid | swollen; distended (as from liquid) |
| machinations | evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate |
| libidinous | lustful |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
| rebuff | reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N. |
| grotesque | fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement) |
| energize | invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
