GRE Word List

UNGAINLY

lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy

The meaning of the word ungainly is lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy.

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WordMeaning
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
dominaterule