GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |