GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| collate | to compare critically |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |