GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
allureto entice by charm or attraction
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
vacuousemptied of or lacking content