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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |