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 |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| brazen | made of brass |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |