GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debut | a first appearance |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |