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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| score | twenty |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |