GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| finery | ornament |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |