GRE Word List
AFFECTED
artificial; pretended
The meaning of the word affected is artificial; pretended.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |