GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
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adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
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denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality