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 |
|---|---|
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| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
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