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 |
|---|---|
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| fabricate | invent |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |