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 |
|---|---|
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| imprecation | curse |