GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

Random words

WordMeaning
nutrientfurnishing nourishment
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
gustthe sensation of taste
retrenchcut down
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as