GRE Word List
PRETENTIOUS
characterized by pretension: such as
The meaning of the word pretentious is characterized by pretension: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |