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 |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |