GRE Word List

AFFECTED

artificial; pretended

The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.

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WordMeaning
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
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chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
stiltedpompous
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling