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 |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| rider | one that rides |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| hardy | bold |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |