GRE Word List

HOAX

to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous

The meaning of the word hoax is to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous.

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WordMeaning
grottocave
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
primaloriginal
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
chasethe hunting of wild animals
rescindto take away : remove