GRE Word List
GAUCHE
lacking social experience or grace
The meaning of the word gauche is lacking social experience or grace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| collected | gathered together |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| overwhelm | upset |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |