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 |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| dynamo | generator |
| pugilist | fighter |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |