GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |