GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| quench | put out |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |