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 |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |