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 |
|---|---|
| dominate | rule |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |