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 |
|---|---|
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| fuddle | booze |
| succor | relief |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |