GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| dart | a light spear |