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 |
|---|---|
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| license | permission to act |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| haven | harbor |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| calculated | apt |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |