GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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WordMeaning
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
cringeto recoil in distaste
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser