GRE Word List
IMPOSTURE
the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
The meaning of the word imposture is the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |