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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
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| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
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