GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
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| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |