GRE Word List

AFFECTED

artificial; pretended

The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.

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excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
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hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
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wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will