GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

Random words

WordMeaning
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
gushto issue copiously or violently
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
validhaving legal efficacy or force
chafeirritate
predecessorone that precedes