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 |
|---|---|
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |