GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| succor | relief |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |