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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enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group