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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WordMeaning
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
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hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
delugean overflowing of the land by water
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
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memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative