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 |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| hap | happening |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |