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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
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| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |