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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passepast one's prime
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
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recessthe action of receding : recession
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nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
tillerone that tills : cultivator
patentopen to public inspection
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
retortto pay or hurl back : return