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 |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |