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 |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| courier | messenger |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| replicate | duplicate |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |