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 |
|---|---|
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |