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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effeteno longer fertile
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
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calorificcaloric
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
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incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
bugabooan imaginary object of fear