GRE Word List
INEPT
generally incompetent : bungling
The meaning of the word inept is generally incompetent : bungling.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| 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 |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |