GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
meniala person doing menial work
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
trickleto issue or fall in drops
bedraggleto wet thoroughly