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 |
|---|---|
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |