GRE Word List
INEPT
generally incompetent : bungling
The meaning of the word inept is generally incompetent : bungling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| exegesis | exposition |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
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| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
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