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 |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |