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 |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| cemetery | a burial ground |