GRE Word List
UNGAINLY
lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
The meaning of the word ungainly is lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| leave-taking | departure |
| welter | writhe |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |