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 |
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besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
environ | encircle |
putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
reverberate | reflect |
flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
untenable | not able to be defended |
disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |