GRE Word List
INEPT
generally incompetent : bungling
The meaning of the word inept is generally incompetent : bungling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| unfrock | defrock |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |