GRE Word List

SHAM

a trick that deludes : hoax

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

Random words

WordMeaning
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
countenancelook
dominaterule
stemthe main trunk of a plant
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation