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 |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| prong | fork |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| venue | locale |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |