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 |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| commune | talk over |