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 |
|---|---|
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| concur | to express agreement |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |