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 |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| scotch | scottish |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |