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 |
|---|---|
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| nurture | training |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |