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 |
|---|---|
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |