GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |