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 |
|---|---|
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |