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 |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| clown | farmer |