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 |
|---|---|
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| pliant | pliable |
| niggle | trifle |
| trance | stupor |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |