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 |
|---|---|
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| invalid | not valid: |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| stilted | pompous |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |