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 |
|---|---|
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| verge | brink |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |