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 |
|---|---|
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| fete | festival |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| oversee | survey |
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| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |