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 |
|---|---|
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| indite | make up |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |