GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| pundit | pandit |