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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| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
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| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |