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 |
|---|---|
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| brook | creek |
| pliant | pliable |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |