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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| commune | talk over |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |