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 |
|---|---|
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| hazard | a source of danger |