GRE Word List
PRETENSION
an allegation of doubtful value : pretext
The meaning of the word pretension is an allegation of doubtful value : pretext.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| spate | freshet |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |