GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| predecessor | one that precedes |