GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
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parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
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