GRE Word List

AFFECTED

artificial; pretended

The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.

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guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
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converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
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ponderousof very great weight
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace