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 |
|---|---|
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| retiring | reserved |