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 |
|---|---|
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| concatenate | linked together |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |