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 |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |