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 |
|---|---|
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |