GRE Word List

AFFECTED

artificial; pretended

The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.

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breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
boostto push or shove up from below
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable