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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ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
stoutstrong of character: such as
figurea number symbol : numeral
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
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inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed