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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| succor | relief |
| delve | excavate |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
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