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 |
|---|---|
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| circlet | a little circle |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |