GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
implyto express indirectly
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred