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
interiman intervening time : interval
implodeto burst inward
deliriuman acute (see acute
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
granarya storehouse for threshed grain