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 |
|---|---|
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |