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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| edifice | building |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |