GRE Word List
INEPT
generally incompetent : bungling
The meaning of the word inept is generally incompetent : bungling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |