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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impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
environencircle
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
proletariana member of the proletariat
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will