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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |