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 |
|---|---|
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| random | a haphazard course |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |