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 |
|---|---|
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| apiarist | beekeeper |