GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| canny | clever |
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| cemetery | a burial ground |
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| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |