GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |