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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WordMeaning
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
outgoinggoing away : departing
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
capacitylegal competency (see competence
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
knolla small round hill : mound
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
retiringreserved