GRE Word List
PRETENSION
an allegation of doubtful value : pretext
The meaning of the word pretension is an allegation of doubtful value : pretext.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demur | to take exception : object |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |