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 |
|---|---|
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| skimp | skimpy |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |