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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WordMeaning
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger