GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
recastto cast again
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
sequesterto set apart : segregate
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain