GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
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| slaughter | the act of killing |