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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WordMeaning
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
anachronisman error in chronology
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
raspto rub with something rough
remunerativeserving to remunerate
collectedgathered together
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity