GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely