GRE Word List
PRETENTIOUS
characterized by pretension: such as
The meaning of the word pretentious is characterized by pretension: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |