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 |
|---|---|
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| ensconce | shelter |