GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| reckon | count |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |