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 |
|---|---|
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| retrench | cut down |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |