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 |
|---|---|
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
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| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |