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
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
askewout of line : at an angle
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
morticianundertaker
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality