GRE Word List
GAUCHE
lacking social experience or grace
The meaning of the word gauche is lacking social experience or grace.
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febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |