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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| broach | brooch |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| untenable | not able to be defended |