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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| obscure | dark |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |