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 |
|---|---|
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| throes | pang |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |