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 |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| charlatan | quack |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |