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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WordMeaning
rivuleta small stream
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
frivolousof little weight or importance
enamoredaffected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination
abateto decrease in force or intensity
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange