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 |
|---|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |