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 |
|---|---|
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
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| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |