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 |
|---|---|
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| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
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| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
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| fructify | to bear fruit |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |