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 |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| endue | provide |