GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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WordMeaning
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
slapdashhaphazard
inditemake up
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
fermentto undergo fermentation
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head