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 |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |