GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |