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 |
|---|---|
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |