GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| exhume | disinter |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| heed | to pay attention |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |