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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |