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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downcastlow in spirit : dejected
evoketo call forth or up: such as
inanimatenot animate:
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
motleyvariegated in color
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans