GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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WordMeaning
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them