GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| premonitory | giving warning |