GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

Random words

WordMeaning
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
reparteea quick and witty reply
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
legerdemainsleight of hand
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling