GRE Word List
CANARD
a false or unfounded report or story
The meaning of the word canard is a false or unfounded report or story.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| pliant | pliable |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |