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 |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
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