GRE Word List

AFFECTED

artificial; pretended

The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.

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WordMeaning
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence