GRE Word List
PRETENTIOUS
characterized by pretension: such as
The meaning of the word pretentious is characterized by pretension: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |