GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

Random words

WordMeaning
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
violatebreak
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue