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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| condole | grieve |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |