gauche

Day 67Level 2

gohsh

uncouth

lacking social grace; tactless

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

uncouth, clumsy, crude

Antonyms:

graceful, refined, tactful

Example Sentence:

In France, comic-book writing is considered a little gauche or ungrateful.

Related Words

agreeable

uh-MEE-nuh-bul

cooperative, agreeable, answerable

evaluate

uh-SAY

assess purity; to attempt; to analyze, or evaluate

express sorrow

bih-MOHN

to express grief over; lament

prejudiced person

BIG-uht

a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed or belief; narrow-minded person

criticize harshly

KAA-stih-gayt

to punish or criticize harshly

long lasting

KRON-ik

long lasting (often used for diseases); continuing a long time