GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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inclementlacking mildness: such as
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
unseemlynot seemly: such as
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy