GRE Word List

KISMET

fate

The meaning of the word kismet is fate.

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WordMeaning
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain