GRE Word List

INEPT

generally incompetent : bungling

The meaning of the word inept is generally incompetent : bungling.

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WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
imminentready to take place : happening soon
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district