GRE Word List
SHAM
a trick that deludes : hoax
The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| hortatory | hortative |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |