GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
predecessorone that precedes
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights