GRE Word List

SHAM

a trick that deludes : hoax

The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.

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WordMeaning
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
insensatelacking sense or understanding
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma