GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
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| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
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| outlook | a place offering a view |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
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| afterlife | an existence after death |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |