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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WordMeaning
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
credencemental acceptance as true or real
irremediablenot remediable
dramaa composition (see composition
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
interloperone that interlopes: such as
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death