GRE Word List
PRETENTIOUS
characterized by pretension: such as
The meaning of the word pretentious is characterized by pretension: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| application | an act of applying: |