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 |
|---|---|
| forego | to go before : precede |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| apprehend | arrest |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |