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 |
|---|---|
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| politic | political |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |