GRE Word List
FEIGN
to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
The meaning of the word feign is to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| sidetrack | siding |
| pitfall | trap |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |