GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

Random words

WordMeaning
reciprocateto give and take mutually
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
contrivancea thing contrived
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
limpto walk lamely
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd