GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
gibeto utter taunting words
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
negateto deny the existence or truth of
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
communalof or relating to one or more communes