GRE Word List
INEPT
generally incompetent : bungling
The meaning of the word inept is generally incompetent : bungling.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| portly | dignified |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |