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 |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| sleek | slick |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |