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 |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |