GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| lode | waterway |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |