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 |
|---|---|
| victuals | food usable by people |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| feint | something feigned |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| inanimate | not animate: |