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 |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |