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oaf

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

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Oaf in a sentence

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The oaf knocked over an entire display shelf while trying to reach the top row.

Synonyms
loutdoltboorclod
Antonyms
sophisticateintellectual

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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.

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Oaf (noun) means a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person
Here is oaf used in an example sentence: "The oaf knocked over an entire display shelf while trying to reach the top row."
Common synonyms for oaf include lout, dolt, boor, clod.
Antonyms of oaf include sophisticate, intellectual.
Oaf is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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