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 |
|---|---|
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| noisome | noxious |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| fester | to generate pus |