GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| sidetrack | siding |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |