GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| circlet | a little circle |
| skimp | skimpy |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| sheer | unqualified |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |