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 |
|---|---|
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |