GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beleaguer | besiege |
| sibylline | any 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) |
| farce | stuff |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| mulct | fine |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| descry | to catch sight of |