GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |