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 |
|---|---|
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |