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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variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
concatenatelinked together
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
irreverencelack of reverence