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
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
appriseto give notice to : tell
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
cadavera dead body
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
serebeing dried and withered
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing