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 |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| arid | excessively dry |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |