GRE Word List

SHAM

a trick that deludes : hoax

The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.

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WordMeaning
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
respitea period of temporary delay
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
throespang
disputatiousinclined to dispute
grumbleto mutter in discontent
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense