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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |