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.

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WordMeaning
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
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languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
interloperone that interlopes: such as
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
abjureto renounce upon oath
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
litheeasily bent or flexed