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 |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |