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 |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| garnish | decorate |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |