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 |
|---|---|
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| mischance | bad luck |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |