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 |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |