GRE Word List
UNGAINLY
lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
The meaning of the word ungainly is lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| lewd | obscene |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
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