GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| recast | to cast again |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |