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 |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |