GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
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paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
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torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
cringeto recoil in distaste
dominaterule
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened