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 |
|---|---|
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |