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
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
wastrelvagabond
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
hivea container for housing honeybees
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse