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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| vixen | a female fox |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |