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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| precipitous | precipitate |