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 |
|---|---|
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |