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 |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| headlong | headfirst |