GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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WordMeaning
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
passepast one's prime
pedestriancommonplace
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
droopto hang or incline downward