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 |
|---|---|
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| debut | a first appearance |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| retribution | recompense |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |