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 |
|---|---|
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| puerile | juvenile |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| ramification | branch |
| extant | currently or actually existing |