GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| brink | edge |