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 |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |