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 |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| oversee | survey |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| outgoing | going away : departing |