GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
tricksterone who tricks: such as
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly