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 |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |