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.

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WordMeaning
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
distendextend
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
interloperone that interlopes: such as
scapegoata 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
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
dementedmad
niggletrifle