GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
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| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| hubbub | noise |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |