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 |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| collected | gathered together |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |