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 |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |