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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |