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 |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |