GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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WordMeaning
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting