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 |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| savant | a person of learning |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |