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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WordMeaning
remediablecapable of being remedied
gorgea narrow passage through land
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
riftfissure
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent