GRE Word List
PITFALL
hidden danger; concealed trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is hidden danger; concealed trap.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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incorrigible | uncorrectable |
pragmatist | practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things |
initiate | begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated |
parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ธทดยดูดย ฐณณไภฬ พฦดิ |
geniality | cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered |
bombastic | pompous; using inflated language |
impiety | irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety |
truncate | cut the top off; shorten |
rendition | rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc |
paradigm | model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word |