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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|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| faculty | ability |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |