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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| shove | to push along |
| inanimate | not animate: |