GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

Random words

WordMeaning
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
quicksilvermercury
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract