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.

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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
balkto refuse abruptly
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness