GRE Word List
KISMET
fate
The meaning of the word kismet is fate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| chafe | irritate |
| predecessor | one that precedes |