GRE Word List
INEPT
generally incompetent : bungling
The meaning of the word inept is generally incompetent : bungling.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |