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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
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