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 |
|---|---|
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| trappings | outward signs |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| din | a loud continued noise |