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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| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
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| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
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