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 |
|---|---|
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |