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 |
|---|---|
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |