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 |
|---|---|
| groom | bridegroom |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |