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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |