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 |
|---|---|
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| succor | relief |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| paradigm | example |