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 |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| viand | an item of food |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| reverie | daydream |