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 |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| progeny | descendants |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |