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 |
|---|---|
| precipitous | precipitate |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |