GRE Word List
PITFALL
trap
The meaning of the word pitfall is trap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |