GRE Word List
POSEUR
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
The meaning of the word poseur is a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| doddering | feeble |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |