GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lewd | obscene |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| spate | freshet |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| drivel | nonsense |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |