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 |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |