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 |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| inequity | injustice |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |