GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| blackball | to vote against |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |