GRE Word List
FEIGN
pretend
The meaning of the word feign is pretend.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preempt | prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive |
| finish | surface texture; completeness of execution |
| shrew | scolding woman; very small mouselike animal |
| supernumerary | person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number |
| precipitous | steep; overhasty; precipitate |
| mange | skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair |
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| fundamental | basic; primary; essential |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| concurrent | happening at the same time; in agreement |