GRE Word List
HOAX
trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
The meaning of the word hoax is trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparate | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
| apothegm | pithy, compact saying |
| obloquy | slander; disgrace; infamy |
| contusion | bruise |
| charlatan | quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine) |
| dictum | authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
| throng | crowd (of people or things); V. |
| dispirited | lacking in spirit |
| unceremonious | not done politely without due formalities |
| flicker | burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement |
