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 |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| environ | encircle |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |