GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| mortician | undertaker |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |