GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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WordMeaning
nauseateto become affected with nausea
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
igniteto set afire
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point