GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
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cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
sap | the fluid part of a plant |
hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
intermediary | mediator |
euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |