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 |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| convention | agreement |
| courier | messenger |