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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WordMeaning
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
elusivetending to elude: such as
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
constituenta member of a constituency