GRE Word List

PRETEXT

a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs

The meaning of the word pretext is a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs.

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WordMeaning
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
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abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner