GRE Word List
PITFALL
hidden danger; concealed trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is hidden danger; concealed trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incorrigible | uncorrectable |
| pragmatist | practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things |
| initiate | begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated |
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ธทดยดูดย ฐณณไภฬ พฦดิ |
| geniality | cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered |
| bombastic | pompous; using inflated language |
| impiety | irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety |
| truncate | cut the top off; shorten |
| rendition | rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc |
| paradigm | model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word |
