GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
slapdashhaphazard
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
gnomemaxim