GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |