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 |
|---|---|
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| arid | excessively dry |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| imprecation | curse |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |