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 |
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| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |