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 |
|---|---|
| dint | force |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| query | question |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |