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 |
|---|---|
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |