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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| replicate | duplicate |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |