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

WordMeaning
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
judiciarya system of courts of law
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush