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 |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| antecedents | a 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") |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |