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 |
|---|---|
| append | attach |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| coin | corner |
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| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| demise | death |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |