GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

Random words

WordMeaning
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
embroiderto ornament with needlework
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
intersticea space that intervenes between things
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity