GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |