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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|---|---|
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| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
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