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 |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |