GRE Word List
PRETENTIOUS
characterized by pretension: such as
The meaning of the word pretentious is characterized by pretension: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |