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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| quench | put out |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |