GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
growlrumble
repastsomething taken as food : meal