GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

Random words

WordMeaning
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
culverta transverse drain
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
predecessorone that precedes