GRE Word List
PRETEND
to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
The meaning of the word pretend is to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| leery | suspicious |
| render | to melt down |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| savant | a person of learning |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |