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 |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |