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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| postulate | demand |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |