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
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance