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 |
|---|---|
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |