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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| conspire | plot |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |