GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| trappings | outward signs |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| reverie | daydream |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |