GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| mortician | undertaker |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |