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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libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
headlongheadfirst