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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| distend | extend |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| demented | mad |
| niggle | trifle |
