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 |
|---|---|
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |