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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obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
pendulouspoised without visible support
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
cessiona yielding to another : concession
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
maverickan unbranded range animal
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless