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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| doddering | feeble |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |