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 |
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| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |