GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |