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 |
|---|---|
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| swill | wash |