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 |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| ponderous | of very great weight |