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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| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
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| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
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| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
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