GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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WordMeaning
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
unassumingnot assuming : modest
judiciarya system of courts of law
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
loftan upper room or floor : attic