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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| swill | wash |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |