GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |