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 |
|---|---|
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |