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 |
|---|---|
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |