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 |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |