GRE Word List

PITFALL

trap

The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.

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gyroscopea 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
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
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siftto put through a sieve
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion